Rohrbacher Technologies (Bordentown, NJ.) has released two new products:
Phosphor Bronze wound and Nickel wound versions of the world's first Titanium
Acoustic Guitar Strings. After two years of research and process development,
Rohrbacher Technologies has reinvented the guitar string from "first principles."
The NJ company is credited with several patent pending innovations including
a special titanium alloy core, an "electrochemically matched" material
construction, and a polymeric sheathed-end designed for use with high temper
windings. "If you really want to make a difference," says Pete Rohrbacher,
General Partner of Rohrbacher Technologies, "you can't use the same materials
and processes that people have used for the past 100 years; you have to be
willing to make a dramatic change, and that's exactly what we have done."

They claim that the new titanium alloy core strings are longer lasting
than conventional steel core strings, and are also lower in tension at equivalent
diameters. The strings are constructed with electrochemically-matched materials
to eliminate the corrosion problems that normally arise from moisture and
perspiration by-products during end-use. The wound strings are constructed
from higher temper winding alloys to minimize stress relaxation, and to enhance
the higher harmonics that give the strings their characteristically "bright"
tonal qualities, according to Rohrbacher. The polymeric sheathed-ends are
used to restrain the high temper windings from recoil, and to prolong the
life of the strings during storage. In combination, these patent pending
innovations have culminated in guitar strings with unprecedented longevity
and performance characteristics - all without the use of sound-deadening
coatings within the speaking section of the string.

Rohrbacher's initial product offerings include low tension Nickel wound
strings (corrosion proof), priced at $29.50 per set, and low tension Phosphor
Bronze wound strings (corrosion resistant) priced at $19.50 per set. In addition
they have developed an educationally comprehensive
website which provides
a detailed technical treatise on the physics and chemistry behind musical
instrument strings, as well as an in-depth look at the new products. Several
experimental results are presented together with illustrations of accelerated
corrosion tests that demonstrate the advantage of RohrbacherTM Titanium Acoustic
Guitar Strings. The world's first Titanium Acoustic Guitar Strings are available
for purchase at www.rohrtech.com.